Auntie was very strong and calm about the situation. She sat me down and I cried on her shoulder and finally I told her about my "problem." She talked to me and tried to ease my fears. She told me to be sure to make an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. This made me feel much better and I slept as well as I could and waited for Saturday morning.
Auntie was shaking me gently from sleep. As soon as I was fully conscious I quickly held the covers around me. Auntie smiled and asked if my problem was still the same. I said that it was. She told me I had better start getting ready because I had a nine o'clock appointment with Dr. Victoria. I showered and as I was drying myself, Auntie came in and handed me a pure white rubberized panty girdle. She told me to put it on ... so that I wouldn't bulge under my pants. She promised me I would feel better. There was really nothing else I could do. I struggled into the girdle and to my surprise it did hold me in flat.
We went to the doctor. The sign over the door read, "Dr. Hellis Victoria, M.D." A woman doctor! I couldn't believe Auntie had actually brought me to a woman doctor. I began to carry on so that Auntie suddenly got very stern. She stated that Dr. Victoria was a competent professional and that I should give her my full cooperation. It was a losing cause and Auntie always scared me somewhat when she got angry like that.
We were the only people in the waiting room. Dr. Victoria... Læs hele novellen
